01479nas a2200289   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002000055653002700075653001500102653001100117653001200128653001600140653001000156653001200166100001400178700001300192700001500205700001600220245006100236856005900297300001100356490000700367050003200374520076900406022001401175       1992                            d  c1992 Dec10aCasts, Surgical10aDiabetes Complications10aFoot Ulcer10aHumans10aleprosy10aMiddle Aged10aShoes10aSplints1 aBirke J A1 aNovick A1 aPatout C A1 aColeman W C00aHealing rates of plantar ulcers in leprosy and diabetes.  uhttp://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1992/v63n4/pdf/v63n4a09.pdf  a365-740 v63  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Comparison was made of wound healing time in a consecutive series of leprosy and diabetic patients with plantar ulceration. In the leprosy group, 66 of 70 (94%) ulcers healed in a mean time of 42.7 (+/- 36.1) days, and in the diabetic group, 75 of 80 (94%) ulcers healed in a mean time of 39.7 (+/- 32.1) days. Analysis of all healed ulcers using a general linear model found wound depth (p < 0.03), and wound diameter (p < 0.05) significantly related to ulcer healing time. Diagnosis, healing devices (cast, splint and cut-out sandal), age and sex were not significant. In diabetic subjects a regression model including depth, diameter and age explained 36% of the variation in healing time. A meaningful regression model was not found in leprosy patients.</p>  a0305-7518